Credit-register.



uNiTEn. s TATEs rATENT OFFICE.

WALTER M. ELLETT, AND ROLLO VIOK, OE ALLIANCE, OHIO.

i I CREDiT-REGISTER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application tiled `Tune 24, 1904. ASerial No. 213,978.

To @ZZ whom frita/ zjconcern.-

Beit known that we, WALTER M. ELLE'r'r and ROLLO M. VICK, citizens ofthe United lneXed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon. 1 l

'Ihe object of the present invention is to provide a register designed for tiling accountslips; and it consists in the novel arrangement hereinafter described,.and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section showing' the different parts properly arranged. Fig. 2 isa view showing an end view of the front cover. Fig. 3 is a view showing a portion of the registerwheelsupportingl shaft and illustrating a portion of one of the wheel sides and the friction-clamp connected thereto. Fig. 4 is a view showing one of the radial partitions detached and illustrating a credit-slip in position to be placed upon the partition. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the casing, showing the position of the credit-'slip-holding wheels, illustrating a face view of one of the wheels and the other in vertical section. Fig. Gis a perspective view of the register, showing the front cover removed. Fig. 7 is a detached view of the front cover.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the casing or what might be termed the frame of the register, which maybe of the form shown in Fig. 6 or it may be of any other desired form.

One of the side members of the frame 1 is provided with the socket 2, which socket is for the purpose of receiving one end of the shaft 3, the opposite end of said shaft being supported by means of a suitable aperture formed through the opposite side member of the frame. For the purpose hereinafter described the shaft 3 is provided with a suitable knob 4.

The wheels designed to hold the radial partitions consist of suitable disks 5, held in proper space relation by means of the drums 6. The inner faces of disks 5are vprovided with any desired number of radial grooves 7 Which radial grooves are for the purpose of holding the vpartitions 8, which partitions are located and arranged substantially as shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 6. For the purpose of providing a means for connecting labels to the radial partitions their outer ends are provided with the flanges 9,-whiohflanges are provided with suitablegrooved ribslO. The various partitions 8 are so arranged with reference to each other and the flanges 9 so formed that spaces will be provided between the bottoms of the partitions and the top edges of the fianges 9, said spaces being for the purpose of placing credit-slips 11 upon the partitions 8.

For-the purpose of preventing the creditslips 11 from becoming displaced the `partitions are provided with the downward-extending tangs 12, which downward-extendin g tangs are so formed that their lower edges will come in a plane below the top edges of the flanges 9.

In Fig. 4 the partition 8 is shown with a single downward-extending tang 12; but it will be understood that the number of tangs may. be increased without departing from the nature of our invention, as the only object is to provide means for preventing the accidental displacement of the credit-slips.

For the purpose of providing a means for removing the credit-slips the partitions 8 are providedwith the recesses 13, by which arrangement the credit-slips are exposed, so that they can 'be easily removed. `It will be understood that the flanges 9 should not'extend in front of the recesses 13, but should be formed somewhat shorter than thewidth of the partitions, as best illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.

The credit-wheels proper are mounted upon the shaft 3 in such a manner that if more than onel wheel is employed in a single register each wheel will rotate independently.

It will be understood that by changing the number of slips or adding new ones from time to time the wheels would become out of balance, and vhence vit is necessary to so attach the wheels .upon the-shaft that they will be frictionally he'ld against rotation, but at the same time so attached that they can be easily rotated. In order to accomplish this result, a spring-clamp 14 is provided, which springclamp is secured to one of the disks 5, and proper frictional adjustment brought about by means of the screw 15. We do not, however, desire to be confined to the particular form of frictional contact. It will be understood that many modifications may be employed to produce this result. f

It will be understood that in registers of this class it may be desirable to remove from tlme to time one or all of the wheels, and in order to provide for this the shaft 3 is so connected that it can be easily removed, and in order to provide means for removing the wheels from the casing the top 16 is seated into the groove 17 and its front portion connectedl to the lugs 18 by means of suitable screws 19.

The front cover 2O is provided with the toes 21 and the catch 22. In use the toes 21 are placed under the forward edge of the top 16 and the catch 22 turned by the knob 23, so as to connect the cover 2O to the casing proper.

For the purpose of preventing the accidental displacement of the shaft 3 the portion of said shaft which enters the socket 2 may be screwthreaded and the socket provided with screwthreads.

rIhe radial partitions are secured to the rotatable receptacle in such a manner that they will not drop out of the under side of the drum. This is preferably done by suitable frictional contact or any other ewell-known manner.

Having fully described our invention, what We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a credit-register, a suitable casing, a credit-slip-holding receptacle provided with partitions located in spaced relation to each other and each provided with an upward-extending flange and a downward-extending tang, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

2. In a credit-register, the combination of a suitable casing, a shaft detachabl y connected to the casing a rotatable credit-slip receptacle provided with partitions held in spaced relation with reference to each other, said partitions provided with angled iianges, and the credit-slip receptacle being mounted upon the shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a credit-register, a casing provided with a removable top, a cover detachably oonnected thereto, a shaft detachably connected to the casing, a rotatable receptacle mounted upon the shaft, credit-slip partitions secured to the rotatable receptacle and held in spaced relation, said partitions provided with iianges located upon opposite sides of the partitions, and means for frictionally holding the receptacle upon the shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

t. In a credit-register, acasing, a receptacle located in the casing and rotatably mounted on a shaft, said receptacle provided with slipholding partitions, and the partitions provided with label-holdingiianges, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In acredit-register of the class described, a casing, a rotatable receptacle therein provided with radial partitions having label-holding iianges of a length less than the width of the partitions and the partitions provid ed with recesses upon portions of their forward edges beyond the flanges, substantially as and for the purpose specilied.

6. In a credit-register, a series ol partitions provided with angled flanges and downwardextending portions, located upon the opposite sides of the partitions from the angled flanges, and a casing adapted to hold the partitions in spaced relation, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that we claim th e above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER M. ELLET'I. ROLLO M. VIUK.

Witnesses:

H. C. KOEHLER, RUTH BURDGE. 

